Ebenfalls sehen Planungen vor, den US-Marschflugkörper Tomahawk sowohl für den Einsatz von Land als auch von See aus zu beschaffen.
https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/meldungen/ ... ke-6063114Mit dem Projekt ELSA (European Longe-Range Strike Approach) ist Deutschland zudem an der Entwicklung eines europäischen Hyperschallflugkörpers beteiligt.
Wie der für die Rüstungsspate der Ariane Group verantwortliche Manager Vincent Pery im Vorfeld der Sicherheitskonferenz in München sagte, wird Deutschland und anderen europäischen Staaten unter der Bezeichnung MBT (Theatre Ballistic Missile) eine neue Raketenfamilie zur Beschaffung vorgeschlagen.
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article6 ... ommen.htmlDie Reichweite der von der Ariane Group vorgeschlagenen Rakete mit konventionellem Sprengkopf oder einem Hyperschallgleiter könnte 1.000, 2.000 oder 3.000 Kilometer betragen, sagte Pery. Darüber soll die Politik entscheiden. Es gebe hierzu Gespräche mit Frankreich, Deutschland und weiteren europäischen Staaten. Wann mit einer Entscheidung zu rechnen ist, sei offen. „Wir sind in Gesprächen mit dem französischen Verteidigungsministerium und der französischen Beschaffungsagentur“, sagte Pery.
Die Ariane Group arbeite seit vier, fünf Jahren bislang im geheimen an dem Konzept der ein- oder zweistufigen Rakete mit Feststoffantrieb. Bei einer Beschaffungsentscheidung würde es bis zur Einsatzreife noch Jahren dauern, räumte Pery ein. Über die Kosten wurden keine Angaben gemacht.
https://www.hartpunkt.de/owe-500-plus-k ... undeswehr/Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Italien, Polen und Schweden wollen gemeinsam Loitering Munition mit einer Reichweite von 500 km entwickeln und produzieren. Eine entsprechende Vereinbarung wurde heute nach Angaben des Verteidigungungsministeriums in Berlin am Rande des NATO-Verteidigungsminister-Treffens in Brüssel unterzeichnet. Wie es weiter heißt, wird das Vorhaben im Rahmen der europäischen Initiative zur Entwicklung von konventionellen Langstreckenwaffen „European Long Range Strike Approach“ (ELSA) realisiert.
In Fachkreisen wird das Vorhaben dem Vernehmen nach unter der Bezeichnung One Way Effector 500 Plus (OWE 500+) geführt.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-a ... l-securityProgress on bolstering national security for the UK and Germany has been made, following talks in Berlin on jointly developing Deep Precision Strike missiles capable of travelling more than 2,000 kilometres.
Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, met Germany’s State Secretary for Armament and Innovation, Jens Plötner, at the Defence Bilateral Ministerial Group on Equipment and Capability Cooperation (MECC) to discuss the programme.
The missiles will form a family of future stealth cruise and hypersonic weapons, expected to enter service in the 2030s. Initially focussed on ground-launched capabilities, the programme will also explore air and naval capabilities, delivering long range deterrence and operational flexibility.
The discussions build on existing industry strength between both countries and the Trinity House Agreement signed by both nations in October 2024. The German-British cooperation remains open for others to join.
https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/de ... for-rafaleFrance has confirmed that it will use the MBDA Stratus Rapid Strike (RS) missile to equip its Dassault Rafale combat aircraft for the suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD)/destruction of enemy air defences (DEAD) mission.
An update to France's 2024 - 2030 Military Programming Law (LPM), published by the country's National Assembly on 8 April 2026, confirmed that the high-supersonic/high-agility ramjet-powered Stratus RS will form the basis of the future SEAD/DEAD capability for the Rafale.
“The F5 standard [Rafale] will rely on a SEAD and anti-ship missile to counter access-denial strategies,” the updated LPM said, referencing the Stratus that France is now co-developing with the UK, and which was formerly known as Futur Missile Anti-Navire/Futur Missile de Croisière (FMAN/FMC) / Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) respectively. The Stratus RS is one of two variants of the Stratus missile system, with the other being the Stratus Low Observable (LO).
Confirmation of the Stratus RS being used for the Rafale SEAD/DEAD mission came four years after Janes first reported France's intent to field the FMAN/FMC missile aboard the Rafale for this role. Speaking at the IQPC International Fighter Conference (IFC) 2022 in Berlin, Colonel Benjamin Souberbielle, deputy leader of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Operational Team, French Air and Space Force, said that the Ukraine conflict had demonstrated the importance of taking down enemy air-defence systems, and that the capability was to be integrated onto the Rafale in two phases.
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Sa 26. Jul 2025, 20:04 Bundeswehr an US-System Typhon interessiert (17. Juli 2025)
https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/meldungen/ ... on-5977014
https://bsky.app/profile/gmangott.bsky. ... ulxirfvs2lKeine Lieferung von Tomahawk-Marschflugkörpern
Eine angekündigte Lieferung von US-Waffen wird allerdings nicht stattfinden: Merz bestätigte, dass die Biden früher zugesagten Tomahawk-Marschflugkörper aus den USA zumindest vorerst nicht nach Deutschland geliefert würden. »Die Amerikaner haben zurzeit selbst nicht genug«, sagte Merz. »Objektiv gibt es aus den USA heraus kaum eine Möglichkeit, Waffensysteme dieser Art abzugeben.«
Berlin is reviving efforts to buy American Tomahawk cruise missiles after the Pentagon scrapped plans to deploy a US battalion equipped with the weapons to Germany, leaving a gap in Europe’s deterrence against Russia.
The German government is hoping to persuade the Trump administration to agree to the sale of the Tomahawks together with their Typhon ground-launchers, according to people with knowledge of the German government’s strategy.
Defence minister Boris Pistorius is planning a trip to Washington to revive Germany’s offer to buy the long-range systems, that was first submitted in July last year and to which the US has yet to respond, one of the people said.
But they cautioned that the visit would depend on whether Pistorius can secure a meeting with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth — far from guaranteed given the deterioration in relations between Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war in Iran.
“The key thing is to have the strike capabilities in Europe,” a government insider said.
Another person suggested Berlin might be prepared to pay extra to secure the purchase. Japan and the Netherlands are already awaiting delivery of their Tomahawk orders. There may be a “temptation to throw money at the problem,” the person said.
The transactional approach highlights the sense of urgency in the German capital after the Pentagon last week said a US long-range fires battalion due to be deployed this year as part of prior Nato arrangements would instead be reassigned elsewhere.
Berlin is reviving efforts to buy American Tomahawk cruise missiles after the Pentagon scrapped plans to deploy a US battalion equipped with the weapons to Germany, leaving a gap in Europe’s deterrence against Russia.
The German government is hoping to persuade the Trump administration to agree to the sale of the Tomahawks together with their Typhon ground-launchers, according to people with knowledge of the German government’s strategy.
Defence minister Boris Pistorius is planning a trip to Washington to revive Germany’s offer to buy the long-range systems, that was first submitted in July last year and to which the US has yet to respond, one of the people said.
But they cautioned that the visit would depend on whether Pistorius can secure a meeting with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth — far from guaranteed given the deterioration in relations between Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war in Iran.
“The key thing is to have the strike capabilities in Europe,” a government insider said.
Another person suggested Berlin might be prepared to pay extra to secure the purchase. Japan and the Netherlands are already awaiting delivery of their Tomahawk orders. There may be a “temptation to throw money at the problem,” the person said.
The transactional approach highlights the sense of urgency in the German capital after the Pentagon last week said a US long-range fires battalion due to be deployed this year as part of prior Nato arrangements would instead be reassigned elsewhere.
Since taking office last year, Merz, a longtime Atlanticist, has pledged more than €750bn for Germany’s armed forces and vowed to meet new Nato spending targets well ahead of schedule. Berlin has also overtaken Washington as the largest provider of military aid to Ukraine.
The public rift between Merz and Trump has dashed hopes for the deployment plans. Instead, Berlin hopes its transactional approach can at least persuade Washington to sell the weapons.
This strategy revealed Berlin’s lack of preparation as well as the dearth of alternative options at its disposal, said Carlo Masala, professor of international politics at the Bundeswehr University in Munich. “It won’t fly,” he said. Washington had given “no answer so far” to Germany’s purchase request and was now even less likely to approve it after having “emptied its stocks against Iran,” he added.
Merz himself admitted stockpiles would be a problem. Asked about the Tomahawks deployment on Sunday evening, he said the Americans “do not have enough for themselves right now”.
https://www.ft.com/content/c64f6c88-36f ... 25a6b1a6=1Politico later reported that Berlin planned to buy three of the launch systems plus 400 Tomahawk Block VB missiles, citing what it said was a leaked defence ministry planning document.
The Pentagon is expected to cancel a plan to send Tomahawk missiles to Germany partly because officials are concerned Russia will view it as an escalation, a startling reversal of a long-planned agreement with one of America’s biggest allies.
U.S. officials fear Moscow will retaliate if the Trump administration follows through on the effort to deploy precision missiles in the middle of the continent, according to two European officials and one American official. But any decision not to deliver them would yank back a deal made during the Biden administration and leave Berlin without defenses German leaders say they desperately need.
Europe “can step up now and in the near term,” Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s top commander and the head of U.S. forces in Europe, told military leaders this week. America, he said, will “refocus” equipment and forces elsewhere.
American officials, even if primarily fearful of Russia’s reaction, likely are also worried about the shrinking U.S. weapons stockpile. The U.S. churned through thousands of Tomahawk and Patriot missiles in the first weeks of the Iran war. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Congress last month that it will take “months and years” to replace the munitions spent in the military conflict.
“The whole point is to give allies the information and clarity they need to drive forward as quickly and effectively as possible,” said a Defense Department official, who like others, was granted anonymity to discuss internal conversations. This is about “allies taking primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defense.”
The Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment.
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